The reason is continued strong demand for labor.
The authority believes that the proportion of registered unemployed in 2022 will land at 6.8 percent and at 6.6 percent in 2023, which corresponds to 340,000 people. In 2021, the share was 7.9 percent.
On the other hand, the Swedish Public Employment Service sees that a growing proportion of those enrolled lack the skills that are in demand in the labor market.
“Fewer people can take the vacancies at the same time as the demand for skilled labor remains high. The lack of skills is the main reason why development in the labor market and economy in Sweden is hampered,” says Anders Ljungberg, acting head of analysis at the Swedish Public Employment Service in a comment .
Long-term unemployment, which means that a person has been unemployed for a year or more, continues to be a major challenge. At the end of May, the number of long-term unemployed amounted to 164,000 people, which is half of all those registered with the Swedish Public Employment Service.